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Graduate Diploma in International Law (323AA) // Course structure
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Course structure
Students must complete 50 credit points from the prescribed lists.
International Law is compulsory for most students and, if possible, should be completed before other subjects. Students who do not have a law degree from a common law jurisdiction or any prior legal studies or experience are also expected to complete the two-day preliminary subject Australian Legal Process and Legal Institutions.
Note: Most subjects in the MLM program are 12.5 credit points each. Check individual subject handbook entries for confirmation.
Subject options
General Public International Law
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| LAWS70407 | Australians Detained Abroad | Not available in 2022 | 12.5 |
| LAWS90019 | Domestic Courts and International Law | Not available in 2022 | 12.5 |
| LAWS90063 | Regulating Global Markets | Not available in 2022 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70033 | International Criminal Law | October (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS70303 | International Criminal Law and Justice | Not available in 2022 | 12.5 |
| LAWS90022 | International Dispute Settlement | May (Online) |
12.5 |
| LAWS70234 | International Humanitarian Law | November (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS70093 | International Law and Development | April (Online) |
12.5 |
| LAWS70369 | International Law and Ethics | Not available in 2022 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70455 | International Law and Relations | Not available in 2022 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70344 | International Law and Israel-Palestine | Not available in 2022 | 12.5 |
| LAWS90023 | International Law and Politics | Not available in 2022 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70078 | International Law and the Use of Force | Not available in 2022 | 12.5 |
| LAWS90047 | Law of International Organisations | Not available in 2022 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70398 | Law of the Sea | Not available in 2022 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70456 | Law of Treaties | Not available in 2022 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70429 | Philosophy of International Law | Not available in 2022 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70313 | Post-Conflict State-Building | Not available in 2022 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70173 | International Law |
March (Online)
July (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
| LAWS70327 | Prosecuting the War on Terror | Not available in 2022 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70403 | Statehood in International Law | Not available in 2022 | 12.5 |
| LAWS90127 | Comparative Indigenous Rights | May (Online) |
12.5 |
| LAWS90128 | International Law: Uncensored History | Not available in 2022 | 12.5 |
| LAWS90129 | Law, Science and Technology | Not available in 2022 | 12.5 |
| LAWS90120 | Public Health Law | Not available in 2022 | 12.5 |
| LAWS90148 | Politics of Transnational Regulation | Not available in 2022 | 12.5 |
| LAWS90149 | Corruption: A Global Approach | June (Online) |
12.5 |
| LAWS90150 | States: When, Why and How they Happen | Not available in 2022 | 12.5 |
| LAWS90154 | Cities, Law and Global Governance | Not available in 2022 | 12.5 |
| LAWS90155 | NGOs and International Development | Not available in 2022 | 12.5 |
| LAWS90185 | Migration, Diasporas and the Law | Not available in 2022 | 12.5 |
| LAWS90177 | International Law and Armed Violence | Not available in 2022 | 12.5 |
Human Rights Law
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| LAWS70334 | Bills of Rights | Not available in 2022 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70382 | Business and Human Rights | May (Online) |
12.5 |
| LAWS90058 | Comparative Human Rights Law | November (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS70413 | Criminal Law, Poverty and Justice | Not available in 2022 | 12.5 |
| LAWS90087 | Disability Human Rights Law | Not available in 2022 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70446 | International Equality Law | Not available in 2022 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70422 | Human Rights and Armed Conflict | Not available in 2022 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70452 | Human Rights and Climate Change | December (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS90044 | Human Rights and Economic Globalisation | Not available in 2022 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70091 | Human Rights and Terrorism | November (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS90045 | Human Rights and Universality | Not available in 2022 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70391 | Human Rights at Work | Not available in 2022 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70360 | Human Rights Beyond Borders | Not available in 2022 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70186 | Human Rights Advocacy | Not available in 2022 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70114 | Human Rights of Groups | Not available in 2022 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70171 | Human Rights, Women and Development | Not available in 2022 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70454 | Human Rights: From Morality to Law | Not available in 2022 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70264 | International Human Rights Law |
March (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
July (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
| LAWS70120 | International Law and Children's Rights | October (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS70365 | International Migration Law | Not available in 2022 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70366 | International Refugee Law | June (Online) |
12.5 |
| LAWS70394 | International Refugee Law:Refugee Rights | Not available in 2022 | 12.5 |
| LAWS90098 | Islam and Human Rights | Not available in 2022 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70430 | Poverty, Human Rights and Development | Not available in 2022 | 12.5 |
| LAWS90049 | Reimagining Human Rights Law | Not available in 2022 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70461 | Sexual Violence and Armed Conflict | Not available in 2022 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70122 | Investment, Regulation and Development | Not available in 2022 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70118 | Women, War and Peacebuilding | Not available in 2022 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70453 | Human Rights and Culture | Not available in 2022 | 12.5 |
| LAWS90121 | Economic and Social Rights | Not available in 2022 | 12.5 |
| LAWS90122 | Human Rights in Asia: Current Issues | Not available in 2022 | 12.5 |
| LAWS90123 | No longer available | ||
| LAWS90124 | Gender and Human Rights | August (Online) |
12.5 |
| LAWS90160 | Human Rights and Global Justice | Not available in 2022 | 12.5 |
| LAWS90174 | Human Rights in Australia | August (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS90175 | Human Rights: Global Policy and Practice | Not available in 2022 | 12.5 |
International Economic Law
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| LAWS70389 | Global Commercial Contract Law | March (Online) |
12.5 |
| LAWS70013 | Global Financial Architecture | May (Online) |
12.5 |
| LAWS70392 | International Business Transactions |
May (Online)
October (Online)
|
12.5 |
| LAWS70121 | International Commercial Arbitration | Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS70308 | International Economic Law | March (Online) |
12.5 |
| LAWS70304 | Internat Investment Law and Arbitration | November (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS70069 | International Sale of Goods | Not available in 2022 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70028 | International Trade Law | August (Online) |
12.5 |
| LAWS70433 | Regional Integration: The Case of the EU | Not available in 2022 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70322 | WTO Law and Dispute Settlement | July (Online) |
12.5 |
| LAWS70169 | Developing Countries and the WTO | Not available in 2022 | 12.5 |
| LAWS90126 | Digital Trade | June (Online) |
12.5 |
| LAWS90181 | WTO Trade Remedies | Not available in 2022 | 12.5 |
International Tax
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| LAWS70009 | Comparative Corporate Tax | Not available in 2022 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70353 | Comparative International Tax | December (Online) |
12.5 |
| LAWS70162 | Tax Reform and Development | Not available in 2022 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70323 | Foundations of Tax Law | March (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS70006 | International Tax: Principles, Structure | April (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS70399 | Mineral and Petroleum Tax | Not available in 2022 | 12.5 |
| LAWS90050 | Special Issues in Tax Treaties | Not available in 2022 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70146 | Tax Treaties | November (Online) |
12.5 |
| LAWS70465 | Trade and Tax Policy | No longer available | |
| LAWS70203 | Transfer Pricing: Practice and Problems | September (Online) |
12.5 |
| LAWS90132 | Tax Treaty Interpretation | Not available in 2022 | 12.5 |
| LAWS90158 | Current Issues in International Tax | Not available in 2022 | 12.5 |
Other subjects
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| LAWS90084 | Comparative Foreign Affairs Law | Not available in 2022 | 12.5 |
| LAWS90042 | Int'l Law, Sustainability & Development | Not available in 2022 | 12.5 |
| LAWS90018 | Development, Labour and Human Rights | Not available in 2022 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70151 | Global Health Law | Not available in 2022 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70139 | International Construction Law | December (Online) |
12.5 |
| LAWS90093 | International Criminal Court | Not available in 2022 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70218 | International Employment Law | Not available in 2022 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70219 | International Environmental Law | August (Online) |
12.5 |
| LAWS70110 | International Financial System | March (Online) |
12.5 |
| LAWS70125 | International Financial Transactions | November (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS70242 | Internat.Issues in Intellectual Property | December (Online) |
12.5 |
| LAWS70423 | International Mineral Law | Not available in 2022 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70161 | International Petroleum Transactions | Not available in 2022 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70027 | International Securities Regulation | No longer available | |
| LAWS90111 | Chinese Competition Law and Policy | Not available in 2022 | 12.5 |
| LAWS90112 | Comparative Corporate Insolvency Law | Not available in 2022 | 12.5 |
| LAWS90114 | Negotiating Environmental Agreements | Not available in 2022 | 12.5 |
| LAWS90115 | Space, High Seas, Seabed & Antarctic Law | November (Online) |
12.5 |
| LAWS90116 | US Environmental Law and Policy | Not available in 2022 | 12.5 |
| LAWS90142 | Constitutionalism after Empire | Not available in 2022 | 12.5 |
| LAWS90143 | International Lending | Not available in 2022 | 12.5 |
| LAWS90144 | International Sustainable Finance | March (Online) |
12.5 |
| LAWS90146 | Construction Law in the Middle East | Not available in 2022 | 12.5 |
| LAWS90147 | Biodiversity Law | Not available in 2022 | 12.5 |
| LAWS90156 | Comparative Family Law | Not available in 2022 | 12.5 |
| LAWS90179 | Law, Science and Development | Not available in 2022 | 12.5 |
| LAWS90167 | Administrative Law in Tax Matters | June (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS90170 | Bringing in the People | September (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS90180 | Multi-level Government | Not available in 2022 | 12.5 |
Last updated: 12 November 2022